A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy. Some...
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04 April 2024
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There have been more changes to buy to let mortgage ranges from lenders. Coming into effect today, The Mortgage Works will be...
26 March 2024
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Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
14 March 2024
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Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...
06 March 2024
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New reports suggest down valuations are increasing and properties are routinely selling for below asking price - both triggering possible opportunities...
29 February 2024
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Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month in the last quarter of 2023, according...
08 February 2024
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Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...
05 February 2024
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One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...
04 January 2024
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The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...
23 November 2023
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Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...
10 November 2023
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The government has agreed a pledge with five insurance brokers which could mean thousands of leaseholders in buildings with identified fire...
08 November 2023
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A property entrepreneur is seeking up to 200 portfolio landlords or developers to invest in his company. Jamie Lester says the offer to...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender has two new buy-to-let products. These include a standard two-year fixed, with an initial rate of 4.69 per cent...
27 September 2023
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Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...
05 September 2023
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Landlords and brokers are up in arms about alleged profiteering by buy to let mortgage lenders’ arrangement fees. These jumped last autumn...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies. This...
15 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage broker claims there’s “no downside” to the current problem of landlords quitting the private rental sector. Jonathan Burridge, founding adviser...
18 May 2023
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A survey of landlords suggests that LED lighting is the most popular and effective way they choose to improve a property’s...
15 March 2023
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An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...
27 January 2023
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A new survey shows that while some 78 per cent of landlords have now heard about government proposals around EPC ratings,...
12 December 2022
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A mortgage broker claims to have drawn up a regional league table of locations where buy to let properties attract a...
09 November 2022
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Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the red...
08 November 2022
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Many landlords are already undertaking substantial work on their properties to make them more energy efficient, a new survey shows. The Shawbrook...
14 October 2022
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The rising cost of living is driving a shift towards energy efficiency improvements in the private rented sector, according to the...
12 October 2022
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GetGround - which until now has been a service to help landlords form companies - has launched GetProperty, a service guiding...
26 September 2022
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There’s widespread speculation that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will today announce another interest rate rise - and it...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
We seem to be living in a continuous stream of ‘once in a lifetime’ events. From Brexit, to the pandemic and...
17 September 2022
From: Tax & Finance
A specialist buy to let mortgage supplier has funded a £13m refinancing project. Zephyr Homeloans says the landlord borrowed the sum -...
14 September 2022
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A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you? I am the Head of Broking for Newable Finance. A specialist commercial finance brokerage. What is Newable Finance? Newable Finance is...
06 September 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
A mortgage broker claims the south east of England offers investment opportunities for landlords wanting to put money into HMOs. Revolution Brokers...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...
16 August 2022
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New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...
23 June 2022
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New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...
10 June 2022
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Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits. That’s...
25 May 2022
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Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...
10 May 2022
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Specialist but to let lender Keystone Property Finance has pledged to help UK landlords who want to house Ukrainian refugees. There have...
24 March 2022
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Many first time landlords do not have the credit records that accord with lenders’ algorithms, denying them finance unreasonably. That’s the view...
01 March 2022
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Only six per cent of brokers questioned in a survey have ever sold a green mortgage, despite the high public profile...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
People you can trust are an essential part of your team when you get into investing in property. If you’re using solicitors,...
06 November 2021
From: Top tips & guides
A new portal set up by a leading buy to let mortgage provider claims it will “revolutionise” the borrowing process for...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Eco issues are increasingly important for landlords, a mortgage lender claims. Hodge Bank says a new survey shows 82 per cent of...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A PropTech platform called Pitch 4 Finance has launched to help landlords and other investors source the best deals to finance...
18 June 2021
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Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...
25 March 2021
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Insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee product for use under Covid-19 restrictions. The company claims that...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
If you are dreaming of buying a property in Spain, there is so much to think about and many things to...
30 October 2020
From: Top tips & guides
Precise Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.4%. The specialist lender’s buy-to-let range, which is available...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The Nottingham for Intermediaries has temporarily withdrawn its mortgage range. Nikki Warren-Dean, head of intermediary sales, said: "The aim of this temporary measure...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The Post Office has withdrawn a number of buy-to-let mortgage products. The lender emailed brokers to let them know that it will...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Barclays has announced that it is restricting all buy-to-let deals to a maximum limit of 70% loan-to-value (LTV). The bank, which was...
04 September 2020
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There has been a sharp rise in buy-to-let mortgage activity as property investors look to take advantage of the current stamp...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
As a landlord, it’s vital to conduct periodic inspections throughout each tenancy to ensure that the condition of your rental property...
17 August 2020
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The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased its loan-to-value (LTV) for capital raising landlords from 65% to 75% on all remortgage products. The...
14 August 2020
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Accord Buy To Let has announced that it is now offering buy-to-let mortgages to first-time landlords up to a maximum loan-to-value...
11 August 2020
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The Post Office has announced that it has withdrawn a number of buy-to-let products. The lender emailed brokers late last week to...
10 August 2020
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Barclays has withdrawn its product for portfolio landlords and hiked rates across a range of buy-to-let deals in a bid to...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...
28 July 2020
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Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has teamed up with West One to launch a new range of buy-to-let semi-exclusive products with West...
15 July 2020
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Buy-to-let properties in the UK are currently in high demand and there appears to be plenty of room for further growth,...
10 July 2020
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More than 1,000 brokers signed up for FIBA’s recent series of four exclusive live webinars conducted by Roger Morris of Precise...
24 June 2020
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Landbay has joined the Lender Exchange in order to have access to better conveyancing solicitors. Lender Exchange, owned by Decision First, is...
22 June 2020
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The Mortgage Lender (TML) has scrapped multiple application fees and cut its completion fee on portfolio applications to 1.2%, down from...
17 June 2020
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Accord Buy To Let’s mortgage offering is now back to pre-coronavirus levels, with products available at up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV)...
05 June 2020
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All buy-to-let loans above £500,000 are now offered by The Mortgage Lender with a reduced completion fee of 0.5%, and from...
02 June 2020
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West One Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let range following the reintroduction of physical valuations. The new mortgage deals, offered at up to...
25 May 2020
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West One Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let range up to 70% loan-to-value (LTV) following the reintroduction of physical valuations. The range is...
21 May 2020
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The Mortgage Lender (TML) has increased rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range by 0.3%. Rates now start at 3.39% for 70% loan-to-value...
08 April 2020
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The Mortgage Works (TMW) has temporarily withdrawn its high loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let mortgage products. The specialist buy-to-let arm of Nationwide Building Society...
01 April 2020
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With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to escalate, Barclays has announced that it is withdrawing all portfolio buy-to-let products and is no...
26 March 2020
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OneSavings Bank announced a series of changes to its HMO proposition. The specialist lending and retail savings group recently introduced a new...
18 March 2020
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The Nottingham for Intermediaries has launched a new range of limited company buy-to-let mortgages. Highlights include a two-year fixed rate at 2.76%,...
27 February 2020
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The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 19th March to offer advice via complimentary seminars, major suppliers and landlord debates where you...
18 February 2020
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Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has refreshed its buy-to-let and semi-commercial offering. The lender now provides rates for loans up to £5m, up from...
07 February 2020
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Newbury Building Society has cut rates on a limited company buy-to-let mortgage deal. The 75% loan-to-value three-year variable product has been reduced...
06 February 2020
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Pepper Money has launched a new range of two and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages for limited companies. The products come with...
30 January 2020
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The Mortgage Lender has amended its buy-to-let criteria by increasing its lending threshold from £2.5m to £5m, while also removing the...
29 January 2020
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Landbay, the buy-to-let mortgage lender, has joined forces with The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) to provide landlords using certain...
21 January 2020
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Landbay has achieved a rather impressive 200% growth in lending volumes over the past 12 months. The buy-to-let lender reports that recent...
27 December 2019
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A significant number of landlords plan to remortgage over the next year, fresh research by BDRC, on behalf of Precise Mortgages,...
16 December 2019
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Accord Buy To Let is attempting to improve its service and make its mortgage products more widely accessible by amending its...
11 December 2019
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Coventry for intermediaries has reduced rates on its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let and portfolio mortgages by up to 0.2%. Five-year rates now...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s impossible to ignore the recent boom of the short let market, as more and more buy-to-let owners opt to try...
04 December 2019
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If you’re an existing landlord with bad credit issues looking to remortgage your buy to let property or perhaps buy a...
20 November 2019
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It’s becoming more and more popular for landlords in the UK to buy properties through limited companies, rather than as individuals....
31 October 2019
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The majority of landlords are most likely to source their next buy-to-let mortgage from their existing broker, new research shows. According to...
01 October 2019
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Vida Homeloans has launched a new Buy to Let Hub, powered by eTech, with a view to introducing time saving tools...
01 October 2019
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Shawbrook has introduced a new online system called My Shawbrook Portal, which is a self-service platform that reduces flight times from...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Zephyr Homeloans has scrapped upfront mortgage application fees from its entire range of buy-to-let mortgage products. The buy-to-let lender charged upfront application...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
NatWest Intermediary Solutions has made amendments to its buy-to-let calculations and will now use actual rather than projected letting agent costs...
11 September 2019
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Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly favouring Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and more complex property types due to the often higher yields...
10 September 2019
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Landbay has announced a new partnership with the Next Intelligence mortgage club, Mortgage Intelligence, Mortgage Next and FYB Network brands that...
05 September 2019
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Some 55% of landlords planning to add to their portfolio over the next 12 months will use a limited company to...
09 August 2019
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BM Solutions has announced that it plans to increase the maximum number of buy-to-let mortgages from three to five with Lloyds...
08 August 2019
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NatWest has reduced rates on some buy-to-let and residential products. On the lender’s buy-to-let switcher there are reductions of up to 0.15%...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Accord Buy To Let has cut rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages by up to 0.11%,...
24 July 2019
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Vida Homeloans has announced the release of a series of new specialist mortgage products, including buy-to-let deals. The products include a 75%...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Landbay has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgage products for professional landlords and reduced rates in a bid to win more...